The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-09-09
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" in passing upon public questions.
The advocates OF the proposed |
amendment are not, as you intimate
either fanatics or cranks.
The first four-mile prohihitory
statute had its origin with the
friends and anagers Of the Unlver-
sity of The South.
Laws are made to prevent crime
ana the debauching Of public and
private morals as we'll as to punish
crime.
Selling liquor was not Il crime
until law made it an ofense. If the
law making power can make 1t a
crime at Sc vance, it may make
! it an olIeuse at Vanderbilt. We do
not desire 10 compound with sins
we arcincIiued to by daHlning those
we have no mind to- Ior do we
desire to make men, young or old
Christians at one place by damnlng
those at another.
submit the following objections
to the nquor traffic in Tennessee, as
now Iega.ized, without any reference
to morality, religion or theology
: There is 20 other business which
: law makes a source OF large profits
) With free tr. de or a tax for revenue
b. only, nine out of every ten now en-
e gagged il it would quiz it. Requir'
Il ing an actHal capital Of less thar
Q ten dollars to buy all the neeessarje
It of a quiet drinking place, the Law
4 exacts i1om twenty 10 fifty time
that amount for the privilege Of fol
lowing It.
.e tits the only business outlawe
,e IN the country districts and eonhne
bv law to the towns, II IS til
/: oniv business outIawed on day
>. election, or near church, or IA
is ground, or an asylum for the insan
). The only reasons for these restrl
III lions can be found in the argume
that they promote Temperance an
safety tor The young, the weak al
Oh unfortunate.
on II the prol osed amendment
s. faLat,cism, the past legislation IS
led the same line, and also in the int
nas est of the rich against tie poor Il
tn the few against the many.
The sale Of liquor as bevers
lerN is a fifth wheel III our political v
L gon, placed there By taw. 1t Is
the hump on the camePs back, VIII
no the law cheated.
Sc 1t widens the gap between pov
Vho ty and riches, 1t is conceded TO
lie a business which does not benefit
tag" buver and drinker, and often {
nm. him ham. 1t makes no man
Tor tuous or peaceful, but many mp
u a. ana uuarrelsome. 1t makes no ]
am economical, but many men spe
pc thrifts. 1t keeps none from the p
rink 80 ;+sords Soma there. It
ana not prevent crime, it does c
some crime. 1t makes no wife
a. pv, 1t makes many misers BILE.
contest now IS between the lie
vna,, syste and prohibition. Is the
49,. sent system better than the prop
IN prohibition
80 If the prerent artiaI prohib
"a was resorted to IN the mterts
-. temperance and the general we
- wI.y Is it taLaticism to make ge
80 What is alrt ady laruaH he
A. excuse for our partial prOhib
-. statutes Is that tLoy are for the
H., eral welfare, safety, peace and
-, perity. The chi, reason for o.
,.;.,n lug the amendment, in view OF
Ia ing atatates, Is that prohibit )r,
have accomplished all that ca
- accomplished. When can b'
that licensed gambling hou
every town, setting free lun'
,. The its patrons. will de more to SUI
T For the natural inclination 10 .
, war, than a general law against ga
lie ola when / eau believe that the liz
.peaks. mistress of a bagnio, with
IS u carpe.ed parlors and blondei
q. but brunettes as ornam,nts, "
loss OF more to promote domestic hap
}, You and the genaral
cy.Lut than a general
/ poiat against all houses Of Iil-iame,
caused and not TIL then, will l belle
en- me the licensed and well>>aPP
Il Turn saloon will do more to promo
ears Of peace and safety and prosPe
hearts the State than a Jaw OF prohi
len me The liberty Of doing wrong,
! Lave following that which was an G.
women of wroug-domg, is nowhere a
= has Ell "a. the Biuie and bought
m. and pnoe. Sureiy Tie support
CLERGY does not make worse
wer o. ,.,ul proposition which can L
tel up ,nined on reason and IN the
j, .. aua ol good government, 10y The
n.nt- amt believer. Very ,rulY
,h,se.' fri,nI JAS. d. TILL